Sakol v. Rickel

Plaintiff sues for negligent injury. The defendant is one of the firm of H. W. Rickel & Co., engaged in running a malt elevator in the city of Detroit. The plaintiff was employed in the elevator, which was separate from the rest of the establishment of defendant. Louis Kemm was foreman of the entire plant. Whenever it was necessary to start the machinery in the elevator, it was also necessary to let the grain into the hopper, and the starting of the machinery and the running of the grain in the hopper made up part of the duty of the plaintiff. The slide by means of which the grain was…